Where do you get your books ?

Doyag · Post by **Doyag** » 23 Jan 2012, 22:46

mostly bookstores.
I also borrow from our library here. and good think about our library here, we can requests books for ordering.

i hate our bookstores here, they don't always have the books I want. I mean what bookstore wouldn't have Nicholas sparks books?? or a lot of famous bestsellers! i always end up ordering. They order them from Amazon. (thankfully we don't get charged for the order, only the book) but they do take about three weeks to get here! frustrating!

Tralala · Post by **Tralala** » 24 Jan 2012, 01:09

Doyag wrote:mostly bookstores.
I also borrow from our library here. and good think about our library here, we can requests books for ordering.

i hate our bookstores here, they don't always have the books I want. I mean what bookstore wouldn't have Nicholas sparks books?? or a lot of famous bestsellers! i always end up ordering. They order them from Amazon. (thankfully we don't get charged for the order, only the book) but they do take about three weeks to get here! frustrating!

Maybe you could try ordering from www.abebooks.com...? They're cheaper than Amazon...not sure the books would get to you any faster, but they've got great discounts. I've been ordering books from that site for about eighteen months now, and I've never been disappointed. The one time (out of a couple hundred) a book didn't show up, I emailed the seller, they responded quickly, and the money was back on my debit card within twelve hours.

Doyag · Post by **Doyag** » 24 Jan 2012, 05:38

Tralala wrote:
Doyag wrote:mostly bookstores.
I also borrow from our library here. and good think about our library here, we can requests books for ordering.

i hate our bookstores here, they don't always have the books I want. I mean what bookstore wouldn't have Nicholas sparks books?? or a lot of famous bestsellers! i always end up ordering. They order them from Amazon. (thankfully we don't get charged for the order, only the book) but they do take about three weeks to get here! frustrating!
Maybe you could try ordering from http://www.abebooks.com...? They're cheaper than Amazon...not sure the books would get to you any faster, but they've got great discounts. I've been ordering books from that site for about eighteen months now, and I've never been disappointed. The one time (out of a couple hundred) a book didn't show up, I emailed the seller, they responded quickly, and the money was back on my debit card within twelve hours.

Thanks.
I never order from Amazon. I do it either by the library or through a bookstore. I'm not charged for the order though..
I live in UAE and a lot do not ship to here..

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 24 Jan 2012, 09:19

I get a lot of books from Alibris. They have new and used books at reasonable prices, altho their S+H charges are somewhat high. It usually takes a week to 10 days to get them. Ive never had any problem with them.

wingshockeygal · Post by **wingshockeygal** » 24 Jan 2012, 10:56

I get all of my books from the library (ebooks) or Amazon for my kindle. I've turned into an ebook snob. I'd rather read on my kindle than with an actual book, which is strange. I held off getting any sort of ereader for a long time because I didn't think I'd want to give up holding an actual book.

Tralala · Post by **Tralala** » 25 Jan 2012, 00:22

Doyag wrote:
Thanks.
I never order from Amazon. I do it either by the library or through a bookstore. I'm not charged for the order though..
I live in UAE and a lot do not ship to here..

Darn, I was hoping you could cut out the middle-man. Make it easier for you...glad they don't charge you extra, though!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 25 Jan 2012, 09:38

Ive ordered a couple from Amazon, but it seems to me there kind of pricey.

wildriver · Post by **wildriver** » 25 Jan 2012, 12:03

Usually I prefer going to second hand book shops and charity shops, but as I'm at the moment living in the middle of no where without proper public transport or a car, I get my books from amazon.

tonya10057 · Post by **tonya10057** » 25 Jan 2012, 19:05

I get my books at walmart or on my nook.

Tralala · Post by **Tralala** » 26 Jan 2012, 23:56

Walmart has books? Man, the W-M out here doesn't. Damn suburbs.

Mel Carriere · Post by **Mel Carriere** » 27 Jan 2012, 00:12

My work takes me by the library on a regular basis, and so I frequently buy the used books that are offered for sale there by the friends of the library. I have discovered at least one fantastic author that I had never heard of before in this fashion, one Neal Stephenson. I think shopping for books in this fashion is a good way to expand my literary horizons.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 27 Jan 2012, 09:39

Tralala wrote:Walmart has books? Man, the W-M out here doesn't. Damn suburbs.

Some do, some dont. The one I go to in National City has a good selection of books. The Walmarts in Utah have a few, like how to plant geraniums and a lot of Mormon books but not much else.

altairslover · Post by **altairslover** » 27 Jan 2012, 14:39

I usually buy my books from Barnes&Noble. This is if it's from an author I know and want to support. New authors I'll usually pick up at the library and if I like them I buy the rest of their books.

primrose777 · Post by **primrose777** » 29 Jan 2012, 05:51

We have a great second hand bookshop here in town. They can track any book I am after through the internet and order it for me, ( can be from anywhere in the world), and I can support the local buisness.Can take about a week for shipping and much cheaper than buying brand new. We also have a bookfair here once a year put on by a community organization. This takes place over 1 week and there are some amazing finds to discover. On the last day bargains are to be had, but books are never thrown away. Those not sold are boxed and kept for next year. Love it.